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   The ARRL Contest Update   
      
   June 18, 2014   
   Editor: Ward Silver, NOAX   
      
   IN THIS ISSUE   
      
    *  ARRL Field Day - Contest, Picnic, or Open House?   
    *  Join the Sporadic E Parade of Six Meter Contests   
    *  W1MSW - ARRL Contest Branch Manager   
    *  The First Byte of Apple   
    *  Dayton CTU Videos Online   
    *  New CQ and ARRL VHF Records   
    *  Propagation Course by NW7US   
    *  Think Like a Microwave   
    *  Won't You Come In?   
      
   NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO   
      
   More mid-week contesting is offered by the CWops Tests - three separate   
   one-hour contests every Wednesday (in North America). These events have   
   something to offer everyone, from slow-speeds through blazing fast fists.   
   (Thanks, Hank W6SX)   
      
   BULLETINS   
      
   With nearly 500 logs submitted less than two days after the ARRL June VHF   
   Contest ended, a few common issues have been noticed. For example, some   
   participants are entering a grid square for the Cabrillo header's LOCATION:   
   when an ARRL Section is required instead. There have also been a few logs   
   with five-digit frequencies in the QSO: lines instead of the BAND as is   
   specified for VHF QSOs. Make sure you review your Cabrillo-formatted log   
   file before emailing it to the robot. Then check to be sure your log is   
   shown properly in the Logs Received page for the contest.   
      
   BUSTED QSOS   
      
   Ed N1UR reports that the Orange Drop line of film capacitors is alive and   
   well! Ed's company, SBE Inc., sold the product line to CDE a couple of years   
   ago. There may be some confusion in the distribution change due to the   
   change in manufacturers, but Ed says, "Buy in confidence. The parts are   
   being made on the same equipment and with the same designs."   
      
   CONTEST SUMMARY   
      
   Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section   
      
   June 21-22   
      
    *  Kid's Day--Phone   
    *  CWOps Weekly Mini-CWT Tests (Jun 18)   
    *  NAQCC Milliwatt Sprint--CW (Jun 19)   
    *  All-Asian DX Contest--CW   
    *  SMIRK QSO Party   
    *  Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon   
    *  IARU 50 MHz Contest   
    *  Stew Perry Warmup Contest--CW   
    *  Feld-Hell Field Day Sprint   
    *  WAB 50 MHz Phone,   
    *  Run For the Bacon--CW (Jun 23)   
      
   June 28-29   
      
    *  ARRL Field Day   
    *  SARL Top Band QSO Party (Jun 26)   
    *  His Majesty King of Spain--Phone   
    *  Marconi Memorial HF Contest--CW   
    *  Ten-Ten Spirit of 76 QSO Party   
    *  Canada Day Contest (Jul 1)   
      
   NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST   
      
   Here's your new ARRL Contest Branch Manager, Matt Wilhelm W1MSW. An active   
   contester, Matt starts on July 3rd just before the IARU HF Championship.   
      
   Matt Wilhelm W1MSW will become the ARRL Contest Branch Manager beginning on   
   July 3rd. An Extra Class license holder, active contester, and a member of   
   the Yankee Clipper Contest Club, Wilhelm has been licensed since 2009. Matt   
   became hooked on contesting after the first ARRL Rookie Roundup in April   
   2010. His expertise -- and contest scores - have been increasing ever since.   
   "I cannot tell you how happy I am to be the next ARRL Contest Branch   
   Manager," Wilhelm said. "I'll be working hard to provide the high-quality   
   support that contest participants have come to expect from the Contest   
   Branch." A native of eastern Texas, Wilhelm has an IT background in Help   
   Desk operations and network security systems management. Wilhelm lives in   
   Williamsburg, Massachusetts with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two-year-old   
   daughter, Ruby. When not making contest QSOs, Matt enjoys mountain biking,   
   home projects and enjoying time with his family.   
      
   Recalling WRTC-1996 in which 1x 1 call signs were used for the first time in   
   the United States, WRTC2014 teams will all use 1x1 calls from the USA first   
   call area. Sixteen of the available 75 call signs will not be used,   
   including the longest and shortest CW suffixes (J, Q, Y, and E) and H, a   
   suffix frequently miscopied on CW. Note that the X suffixes are not   
   available in this call sign series. Using this set of consistent call signs   
   will make it easier for stations to find and work all of the WRTC stations.   
   Following the tradition of previous WRTC events, teams will not know the   
   call sign they will use until the referee hands them a sealed envelope just   
   15 minutes before the contest begins. This puts all teams at an equal   
   starting point and helps maintain the anonymity of the teams.   
      
   If you've seen any of the photos or videos of the WRTC2014 preparation - the   
   event is only three weeks away! - you know there is a lot to manage. Who are   
   the people in charge?   
      
    *  Site selection, testing, permitting, site team recruitment and training   
       - Tom Frenaye, K1KI   
    *  Design of antenna system, Beam Team recruiting and training - Mark   
       Pride, K1RX   
    *  Rules, judging, station approval, everything in the tent - Andy Blank,   
       N2NT   
    *  Lodging for teams/referees, meals, transportation, opening/closing   
       ceremonies - John Dorr, K1AR   
    *  Internet service, communications, scoreboard, video, club presentations   
       - Dave Pascoe, KM3T   
    *  Webmaster, Social Media, Publicity, Internal/external communications -   
       Randy Thompson, K5ZD   
    *  Team qualification and Referee Selection - Dan Street, K1TO   
    *  Log checking and review, final scoring - Tree Tyree, N6TR   
    *  Budgeting, purchasing, asset tracking - Dick Green, WC1M   
    *  Planning, scheduling, fundraising - Doug Grant, K1DG   
      
   AD1C has released version 2.0 of a program to convert your W1AW Centennial   
   Award QSOs into a spreadsheet. The new version features "a real Windows GUI   
   program and a real Windows installer. There have been no functional   
   changes." Support for W1AW/3 planned for Washington, D.C. in October still   
   needs to be added. Jim says, "That will go into the next version." (Thanks,   
   Daily DX)   
      
   A busy guy lately, AD1C has also updated the Country (CTY) Files, effective   
   June 4th. For installation instructions, hover your mouse cursor over the   
   word Contest in the menu, then select then software you are using. To   
   install the file, follow the link to your software at the top of the page. A   
   bigger CTY.DAT file for everyday logging is also available.   
      
   The blog of K1DG on the EDN website, "A Ham's Eye View," explains the Dayton   
   Hamvention to an engineering audience. Attendance at Dayton was up a bit   
   this year, despite predictions of bad weather, reaching nearly 25,000. The   
   Hamvention has been held every year since 1952!   
      
   A NOAA video presents the case that the peak of solar Cycle 24 has, in fact,   
   arrived. This has been a challenging cycle for prognosticators, but it does   
   look like the cycle is beginning to wind down, the latest active sunspot   
   notwithstanding. As with other cycles, we can expect bigger flares and   
   magnetic storms as the cycle says farewell. (Thanks, Bob N6TV)   
      
   The HAARP array in Alaska, subject of many speculative flights of fancy, is   
   closing down in response to budget reductions. As one last hurrah, described   
   in a recent NPR program, a researcher beamed some music skyward, creating a   
   new composition of the spheres through nonlinear mixing, a subject hams   
   should understand well. (Thanks, Paul KOJPL)   
      
   Todd KC9BQA reports, "I've made a number of updates to www.kc9bqa.com over   
   the past week. The new updates start on June 7th, and they are all on the   
   "front page"." Todd's goal for the website is to help get more VHF'ers on   
   the air.   
      
   Pelican prevails again! According to the Popular Mechanics June 2014 issue's   
   "Abusive Lab Test" for Pelican, Yeti, and Yukon coolers, the popular   
   Pelicans proved particularly potent in protecting precious potations. Not   
   only will they carry your radio, they can keep it cool, too!   
      
   A happy fifth birthday to the Arizona Outlaws Contest Club! At the same   
   time, a new contest club is hatched - the Wild Screaming Frogs Contesting   
   Group, WB8WSF. "Composed of various nut cases around EN82 ñ 1 grid square,   
   our goal is to have fun, welcome all to VHF contesting, and to eventually   
   become competent." I can't wait to see their logo. (Thanks, Bob K8IA and   
   founding frog, Steve Andre)   
      
   Web Site of the Week - While the IBM PC kicked the personal computing   
   revolution into high gear, it was the Apple II that launched it. The Apple   
   II went on sale on June 5, 1977, and things were never the same again.   
      
   WORD TO THE WISE   
      
   Looking for a local Field Day or maybe you're traveling and would like to   
   stop in and meet some local hams? Check out the ARRL Field Day Locator   
   website where clubs or individuals provide their locations.   
      
   SIGHTS AND SOUNDS   
      
   Selected videos from the 2014 Dayton Contest University are now online. Tim,   
   K3LR reports that for the first time in the last eight years there will be a   
   second Contest University in the US during the year - the "CTU Centennial,"   
   July 17, 2014, in Hartford, Connecticut, as part of the ARRL Centennial   
   celebration. The "professors" include K1DG on "ergonomics for contest   
   stations," W3LPL on low band receive antennas on smaller lots, K3LR on   
   multi-op contest planning, K5ZD on single op tips, and W1UE on "essentials   
   of RTTY contesting." (Thanks, Daily DX)   
      
   The K8CX Dayton 2014 Gallery is now up with close to 4,100 Dayton photos,   
   making this the 18th year that Tom has taken the photos. The site has Dayton   
   photos in The Gallery back to 1971. If you have any old photos from Dayton,   
   please send them to K8CX.   
      
   Here's the exact same program that was handed out at the 22nd Annual Dayton   
   Contest Dinner! Big thanks to Lee K7NM and his wife Judy of Photo QSLs for   
   donating the printing of the dinner program. (Thanks, Tim K3LR)   
      
   ARRL Field Day 2011 in South Louisiana is well-presented in this snazzy   
   video with great credits! How about making one of your club's adventures   
   this year?   
      
   RESULTS AND RECORDS   
      
   The ARRL January VHF Contest results have been posted with RTTY Roundup and   
   ARRL DX CW to follow soon. Catching up a bit, records for the August UHF   
   Contest have also been uploaded. And for those of you who think ahead, the   
   July CQ VHF Contest lists of high scores by category and by area are posted.   
   If you want to know whether your ARRL June VHF Contest scores are record   
   setting, those records have been updated through 2013. (Thanks, Curt K9AKS)   
      
   The raw claimed scores for the 2014 WPX CW Contest are now available online,   
   showing raw scores as calculated by the WPX log checking software prior to   
   any checking. This should give participants a good indication of their   
   category placement at the World, Continent, or Country level. Please check   
   that your entry is in the correct category. Report any errors or questions   
   to director@cqwpx.com. Do NOT resubmit your log to 'fix' any problems! It's   
   not too late to send pictures or stories to be including in the final   
   writeup. (Thanks, CQ WPX Contest Director, Terry N4TZ)   
      
   The results of the 2013 WWSA CW Contest are now published. (Thanks, GACW   
   Directors LU6UO, LU7DSU, and LU8DQ )   
      
   The SAC 2013 Result Booklet is now available, stuffed with all results and   
   interesting stories about SAC 2013. The results include contest statistics;   
   SAC analysis by OH2BH; CW Stories by VK8AV, DF6JC, OH1F, PJ4/G3TXF, and   
   PY2ZEA; SSB Stories by LA3S and PA6SAC; and CW and SSB soapbox comments.   
   Thanks especially to editor Flemming OZ8XW! (Thanks,SAC Contest Committee   
   LB1GB, OH6KZP, OZ3ABE and SM5AJV)   
      
   The 2014 Mexico RTTY Contest Results have been announced:   
      
    *  First Place World/First Place NA - W9ILY   
    *  Second Place World/First Place AK - AL9A   
    *  Third Place World/Second Place NA -N2BJ   
      
   (Thanks, Gary AL9A )   
      
   The 2013 Triathlon DX Contest Results are online. Thanks to all for   
   participation and congratulations to the winners. (Thanks, Kostas SV1DPI)   
      
   For all bands and modes, the total CW Skimmer spot volume year-over-year is   
   up 33% for the CQ WPX CW Contest as shown below:   
      
    *  2013 WPX CW: 3,359,395   
    *  2014 WPX CW: 4,478,929   
      
   That's an average of 33,001 spots per CW Skimmer receiver! (Thanks, Bob   
   N6TV)   
      
   OPERATING TIP   
      
   Summertime propagation (or wintertime, if you are south of the Equator) has   
   a variety of unique qualities. That band plan you made for CQ WW last fall -   
   start over for the IARU HF Championship! This would be a good time to talk   
   to veteran contesters in your club about the primary DX openings in your   
   area. You may be surprised but better before the contest than afterward.   
      
   TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION   
      
   Cycle 24's progress and future are of considerable interest lately. Ted K8HI   
   sent a fascinating video and article about renewed activity at the peak of   
   the current solar cycle. If you are interested in learning the details of   
   radio propagation, space weather, and solar phenomena, one of ham radio's   
   propagation gurus, Tomas NW7US, is offering a self-paced course that is   
   bundled with the ray-tracing PropLab Pro software at a bundled discount.   
   This is a good summertime project to ramp up your propagation know-how for   
   less than the cost of a new beam!   
      
   An app for calculating guy line lengths and other requirements has been   
   developed by the Mastrant rope company. Using a specialized calculator is a   
   good way to avoid those hasty last-minute runs to the hardware store on the   
   Saturday morning of Field Day. (Thanks, Tim K3LR)   
      
   Do-It-Yourself satellites - an amazing concept? Not to radio amateurs who   
   have been launching DIY birds since OSCAR 1 in 1961! Nevertheless, the   
   Ardusats make a fascinating story and highlights ham radio, perhaps   
   introducing a new generation of builders and makers to our fascinating   
   realm.   
      
   Aside from a few cookbook-style articles in handbooks and circuit manuals,   
   voltage multipliers are usually just an afterthought in the power supply   
   assembly. EDN ran a recent story detailing the interesting Cockroft-Walton   
   voltage multiplying ladder. These are used not only to get a little more   
   oomph for vacuum tube amplifiers but to produce the super-high voltages   
   needed to generate beams of ionized material for particle accelerators.   
      
   It turns out that not only can meteors create trails that reflect radio   
   waves - they can emit radio waves, too! This Slashdot discussion links to   
   the original article as well as offering up the usual potpourri of insight,   
   explanation, and snarky techno humor.   
      
   The Mt Airy VHF Radio Club, aka "The Packrats", published their June 2014   
   newsletter, "Cheese Bits" with a nice article by NE3I about building small   
   antennas for restricted housing. Good ideas for portable and temporary   
   stations, too!   
      
   New RF instrumentation is moving beyond the traditional   
   button-and-dial-laden front panel to rely more on a companion PC for control   
   and data storage. Learn about the latest gadgets (that will eventually   
   become surplus and show up on our workbenches) in this EDN story.   
      
   Tower maven, Don K4ZA, wrote in with an alternate method to the previous   
   issue's description of lifting a tower's top section with mast included as a   
   single assembly with a low center of gravity (CG). This doesn't suit every   
   installation but might work for you - practice these more sophisticated   
   "lifts" near the ground to see and to learn the technique before you're   
   aloft! "Secure the mast in the tower section, using the rotator if the mast   
   is short (only one antenna goes on). If it's a long mast, then leave the   
   rotator out, slide the mast inside the tower section so that its top (where   
   the top-most antenna of your stack will be mounted) extends just above the   
   tower top. Whether short or long, insert a suitably-sized lift rope THROUGH   
   the mast to haul up the load. Tie a knot in the rope's lower end with a   
   large washer above that knot, resting against the lower mast end. If you are   
   using the rotator to hold the mast, you'll have to leave room for the knot   
   between the mast and rotator housing. Without the rotator, secure the mast   
   by muffler clamps inside the tower section. This will keep the CG low and   
   the load riding plumb while hauling everything up. Use a come-along to   
   maneuver a long mast up and through the top of the tower section. Once   
   supported by the come-along, untie the knot, and lift out the rope before   
   lifting the mast into its final position and you won't have to climb the   
   mast."   
      
   I particularly enjoyed the Popular Mechanics June issue's article, "Why We   
   Fix" by Kyle Wiens. As the author says, "Making something whole again   
   expresses what it means to be human: a demonstration of our capacity to be   
   resourceful, meet challenges, and solve problems." Game on!   
      
   The new book Ten Essential Skills for Electrical Engineers by Barry Dorr is   
   a good guide for ham radio operators, too. Even if we don't dive quite as   
   deep as the EE folks do, having a rudimentary knowledge of these subjects   
   makes for a more well-rounded ham.   
      
   Technical Web Site of the Week - Hams and students often balk at hands-on   
   experiences with microwave technology. It looks, feels, and behaves quite   
   differently than RF at longer wavelengths. But with the right equipment and   
   the right instructions, it's not so hard after all! You can begin to learn   
   to think like a microwave by performing experiments with pre-packaged pieces   
   and elements such as these kits being developed by Eductika that were   
   featured at the recent IEEE International Microwave Symposium. While these   
   kits assume a certain amount of technical infrastructure common at the   
   university level, it's easy to see how hams could share expertise and   
   equipment to create something similar. How about it microwave mavens?   
      
   CONVERSATION   
      
   Won't You Come In?   
      
   I recently received a forwarded email adapting into ham-speak the famous   
   "Specialization is for insects" quote from Robert Heinlein's Time Enough for   
   Love. Like the famous Lazarus Long, hams have long exhibited a certain   
   flexibility and practicality at all levels of license. Of course, the goal   
   of such lists should be to encourage the acquisition of these many skills   
   and not be just another way of looking down our collective noses in order to   
   feel superior. But I digress.   
      
   What developing this useful and effective can-do attitude does accomplish is   
   take the beginner on a life-long journey through many different environments   
   in the biosphere of Amateur Radio. We may enter through a particular door   
   but the party inside is enormous! Frequency ranges that cover six orders of   
   magnitude. Propagation that involves everything from dirt to   
   extraterrestrial objects. Means of communication by modes Faraday would   
   recognize as well as sophisticated codes that cleanly retrieve information   
   buried tens of decibels below the noise. Technologies ranging from the   
   inclined plane to quantum mechanics. All free for the taking. How do we tell   
   this story?   
      
   One opportunity is nearly upon us - Field Day! There is no other event quite   
   like it where everybody brings their "piece" to assemble into the group   
   station. Not only new hams learn about ham radio but so does the public - if   
   we let them. This is one reason for so many Field Day bonus points that   
   involve publicity and public access.   
      
   With the potential of such a Field Day publicity bonanza, it's worth a   
   little extra effort to make the most of our availability. Start by looking   
   at your public notices. First, be sure to register your club's activities on   
   the ARRL Field Day Locator service. You never know who will take an interest   
   after a little Internet searching. They won't come if they don't know where   
   you are!   
      
   Next, what kind of encouragement are you giving for a non-ham to overcome   
   their natural reluctance to pester strangers? It's not enough to put up a   
   sandwich sign that says, "Ham Radio Field Day". Remember, they have no idea   
   what a "Field Day" is! (Hard to imagine, I know...) How about instead, we   
   capitalize on our many-faceted world and call it instead, "Ham Radio Open   
   House"? Most folks understand that on two levels: first, you're inviting   
   them in, and second, there is something to see. It might also help to   
   advertise "Free Cookies" or the like - you'll have kids dragging their   
   parents in by the heels to see the show.   
      
   And folks, try to look like you're glad to see visitors! Have a "greeter"   
   assigned to show visitors around and explain what's going on. Strangers will   
   rarely walk up and stick their noses into another group's activities - reach   
   out to them and bring them in. Don't set up what looks like a "defensive   
   perimeter" of fencing and canvas and cars. Sure, rope off the antennas and   
   generators, but set up camp so that it looks like an open house and not a   
   fortress to keep people out. How can you avoid this type of turn-off? Ask a   
   non-ham for their objective opinion about it. Then listen - you might be   
   surprised!   
      
   Once a year, we all put on our show at the same time. There's no reason to   
   wait for Field Day, though. Take the opportunity to put up a portable   
   station at the mall, at playfields, at local festivals, wherever the public   
   will be. Welcome them in - our people are out there!   
      
   73, Ward NOAX   
      
   CONTESTS   
      
   June 18 through July 1   
      
   An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF format is   
   available. Check the sponsor's Web site for information on operating time   
   restrictions and other instructions.   
      
   HF CONTESTS   
      
   ARRL Field Day--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jun 28, 1800Z to Jun 29, 2100Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+. Exchange: Category, ARRL/RAC section or DX. Logs due:   
   Jul 24. Rules   
      
   Kid's Day--Phone, from Jun 21, 1800Z to Jun 21, 2359Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28.   
   Exchange: Name, age, location, favorite color. Rules   
      
   CWOps Weekly Mini-CWT Tests--CW, from Jun 18, 1300Z - See website. Multiple   
   time periods. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Weekly on Wednesday, 28 to 38 kHz above   
   band edge. Exchange: Name and member number or S/P/C. Logs due: 2 days.   
   Rules   
      
   NAQCC Milliwatt Sprint--CW, from Jun 19, 0030Z to Jun 19, 0230Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, and NAQCC mbr nr or power. Logs due: 4   
   days. Rules   
      
   All-Asian DX Contest--CW, from Jun 21, 0000Z to Jun 22, 2400Z. Bands (MHz):   
   1.8-28. Exchange: RST, operator age (YL may send 00). Logs due: Jul 31.   
   Rules   
      
   Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from Jun 21, 1200Z to Jun 22, 2359Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RST, QTH, name, member nr if member. Logs   
   due: 5 days. Rules   
      
   Stew Perry Warmup Contest--CW, from Jun 21, 1500Z to Jun 22, 1500Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 1.8. Exchange: 4-char grid square. Logs due: 30 days. Rules   
      
   Feld-Hell Field Day Sprint--Digital, from Jun 21, 2000Z to Jun 21, 2200Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Monthly on 3rd Saturday. Exchange: RST, S/P/C,   
   Feld-Hell member nr. Logs due: 7 days. Rules   
      
   Run For the Bacon--CW, from Jun 23, 0100Z to Jun 23, 0300Z. Bands (MHz):   
   1.8-28. Monthly on 3rd Sunday night (local). Exchange: RST, S/P/C, Flying   
   Pig nr or power. Rules   
      
   SARL Top Band QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Jun 26, 0000Z to Jun 30, 0000Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8. Exchange: RS(T) and province or country. Logs due: 7 days.   
   Rules   
      
   His Majesty King of Spain--Phone, from Jun 28, 1200Z to Jun 28, 1200Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS, serial or EA province. Logs due: 15 days. Rules   
      
   Marconi Memorial HF Contest--CW, from Jun 28, 1400Z to Jun 30, 1400Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST and serial number. Logs due: 30 days. Rules   
      
   Ten-Ten Spirit of 76 QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jun 30, 0000Z to Jul   
   6, 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 28. Exchange: Call, name, member number, S/P/C. Logs   
   due: 15 days. Rules   
      
   Canada Day Contest--Phone,CW, from Jul 1, 0000Z to Jul 1, 2359Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 1.8-28, 50-144. Exchange: RS(T), Province/Territory or serial. Logs   
   due: Jul 31. Rules   
      
   VHF+ CONTESTS   
      
   ARRL Field Day--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jun 28, 1800Z to Jun 29, 2100Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+. Exchange: Category, ARRL/RAC section or DX. Logs due:   
   Jul 24. Rules   
      
   SMIRK QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Jun 21, 0000Z to Jun 22, 2359Z. Bands (MHz):   
   50. Exchange: 4-char grid square and member number. Logs due: Aug 16. Rules   
      
   Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from Jun 21, 1200Z to Jun 22, 2359Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RST, QTH, name, member nr if member. Logs   
   due: 5 days. Rules   
      
   IARU 50 MHz Contest--Phone,CW, from Jun 21, 1400Z to Jun 22, 1400Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 50. Exchange: RS(T), serial, 6-char grid locator. Logs due: 16 days.   
   Rules   
      
   WAB 50 MHz Phone--Phone, from Jun 22, 0900Z to Jun 22, 1500Z. Bands (MHz):   
   50. Exchange: RS, serial, WAB square or DXCC entity. Logs due: Jul 13. Rules   
      
   Canada Day Contest--Phone,CW, from Jul 1, 0000Z to Jul 1, 2359Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 1.8-28, 50-144. Exchange: RS(T), Province/Territory or serial. Logs   
   due: Jul 31. Rules   
      
   LOG DUE DATES   
      
   June 18 through July 1   
      
    *  June 18 - UA2 QSO Party   
    *  June 18 - UN DX Contest   
    *  June 18 - RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW   
    *  June 19 - NRAU 10m Activity Contest   
    *  June 21 - Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB   
    *  June 21 - HA3NS Sprint Memorial Contest   
    *  June 21 - ADRAD Kayldall DMR Contest   
    *  June 21 - CWops Mini-CWT Test   
    *  June 22 - DRCG WW RTTY Contest   
    *  June 22 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest   
    *  June 22 - NCCC Sprint   
    *  June 22 - NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint   
    *  June 23 - 10-10 Int. Open Season PSK Contest   
    *  June 24 - RSGB National Field Day   
    *  June 26 - The Day of YLs   
    *  June 26 - RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB   
    *  June 28 - Feld Hell Sprint   
    *  June 30 - IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW   
    *  July 1 - SEANET Contest   
    *  July 1 - UKSMG Summer Contest   
    *  July 1 - QRP ARCI QRP Shootout   
    *  July 1 - VK Shires Contest   
      
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